Brake for automatic reels



Dec. 16, 1930. A. D. MAURY' BRAKE FOR AUTOMATIC REELS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed April 14, 19

i iilllillilllliilfi 'lllllll-n v INVENTOR I M ATTORNEY Dec. 16, 1930.A. D. MAURY BRAKE FOR AUTOMATIC REELS Filed April 14 1927 2 SheetsSheeh2 VENTO IN R ATTORNEY mounted above whereby spool 44 will turn normallywith pinion 40, although they may slip .past' each other under cases ofgreat strain.

- The upper part of the hub ofpinion 4:0 is reduced still further'toform a shoulder spaced from a"journalorlhubIforcentralshaft tif" a hub51' A cover'plat'e 50 provided with for the "free rotation of centralshaztt 1 26 is spool 4A. Plate 50' is forined 7 with a peripheralshou'lder il'5lai adaptedto rest upon Itheuppe'r peripheral edge 3; offvcasing 1i There is a horseshoeshaped brake memare concentricwith a theannular 5 interior. of

casing 1 LeatherorFother suitable stripsv ,or pads 62; 62 are 'fa'stenedto" the upper sur face of arms" 6'1 rivets '63 engaging aperturesi madein-arm sf6lf Said leather'stripis: 62am adaptedto make Contact with" theun der surface of plate 43 of line sspool l lf vwher'eby to efiect; afriction-brake thereon.

Arms f 61 withileather strips 62. thereon are held vyieldinglysin.contact with the under Surface of e y flat s gs 64; eas-- posed beneathsaid arms 61 in each instance.

rests on the inner lowersurface of'casingl.

The" upper endengag 'esf between the dependcasing 11 by ing flanges v vp p isfastened thereto by ariv'et 65', Adepending socket member 67 isformed on the forwardundersurface 'ofibrake member 60. Socket member67is adapted to en- 7 gage a'shaft 68 andisiheld the'reinby bearings69,, 69jof bracketi70lthat'is fastened to brake member 66 may rotate onsaid shaft """t'lli 't' 'd' "8080' fbcl- V V a V m la Ma y P119169 i f$51 I O rangement of a tooth 100a .for'engag1ng the teeth 13jof'rotatable cap piece 6.; Tooth 100a 'nel'ed portion oi posed at rightangles thereto,

68, as a fulcrum. Thefor'ward end'72of brake member 60'is oiis'et ordepressedand forms a flat surface adapted to %be engagedv by'theinner'upturnedjend V p Brake lever 75 isfchanne'led at'7 6,T'Bearings are formed in flanges'fl'fl'yf'f'z of the cam, brake" leverfor the -pro- V ofbrake lever J: jectionjofa"shaftj78'carriedingjournalsmade etB li Bracket 81 is inade with "apart '82 .dis-

conform; to: theexterior of easing 1, [It itattached to casing l by ascrew 85 project ing through the'verticalwall 86 0f casing 1 and byscrew 85a projecting upward from beneath :thr ough part-82 of bracketv81 and and bracket 70 as here- .css 91made-in wall SOaof casing 1 forthe projection of the innerend: of brake lever '66,' 6 6 ofrake"member-569 mm screwbolts 7 1, 71 wh ereby said whereby to gage saidteeth 13.;

ward end 7 2 of'brake member 60:

Brake lever; 75 has an aperture92 at its outer end for the'passage of afishing line J andan-elongated aperture 93 near its middle 'portionforthe projectio'n of :headed bolt 94 thatisscrew mounted I tolockin'g pawl95. Lockingjpawl 95 has one end96 coiled-about shaft swam-edlaterally'projeoting walls SOofbracket 81; The-opposite ,orireeend 7 5to within casing .1 and beneath the foradapted to -engageelongatedaperture 93 of "brakeil ever 75;whereby to vholdthe same in -,releas1ngposition? 1 The end 960i lfcking pawll95 is split in the-center: andrecessed to" providejroom for the end-ofa spring? 100 that is coiledalso about'shaftj 97. andheld rigidly thereto,

shaft f97 being :also rigid; Spring 1 100 confarms to the shape; inailongitudinal idirection; of pawlf 9,5. 4 It's; ol'aposite end" is"coiled loosely about 'bolt" 94: and exerts; a pressure the brake;lhowever, a lightpressure will -be exerted onthe"outer-endof-brake leverl 75. I This will causethe rocking of. brake member 60 -into theposition-illustrated in Fig. 71' In order; to lock brake lever 5' inthis releasing position; a: still further pressure on the; outerendthereof will permit the'free depending end 9815f pawl to bepressedidowr into elongated-aperture 93 against the pressure of springas shown in Fig.1 .1 Pa'wl" 95 will be held 'n'thisfposition byfrictional contact with the contiguous end of recessg93; A further pushdownwardon thetree end of brake" lever 75will release the e'ndl-98 ofpawl 95 and cause it 'to fly upward under pressure of spring 100.Immediately" pressure is".with-' 'drawn'f-rombrake lever 75, thesamewillrreturn to'normal position, as shown iniF-ig. 6, therebywithdrawing its pressure on-the forward end 72 of'lock-ing member 60,which under the influence of springs '64 willfireturn to engagingpo'sition with the under surface of spool 44; to stop the'rotationthereof. '5 The invention embodiesalso a novel ara spring 101 andprojects through a suitable aperture 102 made in annular ring 2 to en-The opposite end of spring 101'is fulcrumed by screw l03 to ring 2. Inorderit'o withdraw" tooth lOOzrgfrom engagement with teeth 13, wherebyto: allow spool'44c to 'turn freely in either direction,

the'ioperator will:pick ofi ,thef'free end of spring 101'and rock itinto dotted line position illu'stratedin-FigL a; 7 An elongatedaperture1 05 is made in the W f w sidewall 80a of casing'l forthe passae of line .107 from spool 44l'to fis ing 5 a pole not shown. Inrorder toprotect-said line 107 from abrasion or wear a hardened steelplate havinga eorrespondingaperture A with rounded edges 109 is held byscrews 110- Lw'to said wall 80a. i' 1, 1;;

V The casing lv isprov'idedon its undersury face'with oorru'gations lliifor.thegpurposej I p of" scratching matohesthereon. The 'fisher-"manwill find this feature Convenient when 1 the fishing lightinghis-pipe.

Having thusdescribed y mama what I clalm as new and tem Patent l-S '1.In an automatic vfishing reel, a rotary spool, a horseshoe shaped brakemember hav:

ing arms withleather strips thereon adapted v,sh aped brakemember-adaptedltostop the Vro V v tation of said spool,.,and a lever.forrocking l said brakemember, wherebytofpermit the rotation of saidspool. Y i

' V 3. In an autOmatiC' fi'shingreelhavin afl rotary spool,*a pivotallymounted horseshoe shaped brake member adapted to "make -'con- 7 tactwith saidspool, springs for holding'said brake member yielding''againstsaidspool,'

' to make contact with saidspoolwfor stopping o the rotation 'oijsaidspool,ljandja piVotally mountedjlever tovrelease saidbrake memberr ,2.In an automatic reel, having .a e

rotary spool, a pivotally o mountedf horseshoe' and a pivotallymountedlever for rocking v rotary spool, yielding horseshoe l shaped 7said brake member -14. In an'automatie fishing reel means adapted tomake contact-Qwith "said spool, and spring spool, whereby to stopythe.rotation thereof, a pivotally mounted lever it'orrockingsaid; means,whereby to permit the rot'ation' of said pressed means for lookingsaldlever in given release position; f f I "5. In" an automatic fishing reelhavin a,

spring actuated rotatable spool, a horseshoe shaped looking memberadapted to yieldingly engage said spool, whereby-to stop the rota-' tionthereof, a lever adapted to makecontact i with said locking member tomove'it intore pawl for holding sai'd" a leasing position, and a lever1n sald pos1t1on.-

f wh y P r it L rotation ofsaid s'pool.;'

'In testimony whereof I affix myisignature. y ALFRED D. MAURY]

